'Chinchilla' definitions:
Definition of 'chinchilla'
(from WordNet)
noun
The expensive silvery grey fur of the chinchilla
noun
A thick twilled fabric of wool and cotton
noun
Small rodent with soft pearly grey fur; native to the Andes but bred in captivity for fur [syn: chinchilla, Chinchilla laniger]
Definition of 'Chinchilla'
From: GCIDE
- Chinchilla \Chin*chil"la\, n. [Sp.]
- 1. (Zool.) A small rodent (Chinchilla lanigera), of the size of a large squirrel, remarkable for its fine fur, which is very soft and of a pearly gray color. It is a native of Peru and Chili. [1913 Webster]
- 2. The fur of the chinchilla. [1913 Webster]
- 3. A heavy, long-napped, tufted woolen cloth.